Science Update

Cuddly Arachnids

April 10, 2007

A fearsome-looking relative of spiders and scorpions has a surprisingly gentle side.

April 9, 2007

A new material is so thin it makes tissue paper look like a brick.

April 6, 2007

Life-and-death decisions from computers, video games are good and bad, seeing red hurts test scores, …

April 5, 2007

Obesity could rush girls into puberty.

March 30, 2007

Deciphering the calls of blue whales, genetic tests for mental conditions, a three-way symbiotic …

March 28, 2007

Scientists have matched blue whales' calls to some behaviors.

March 27, 2007

Scientists are studying the chemistry of tears.

March 26, 2007

A three-way partnership thrives in scalding soils.

March 23, 2007

The call of a rare bird, marijuana-like brain chemicals, the Earth without a tilt, using measles to …

March 21, 2007

Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain could be key to improving Parkinson's symptoms.